Сиракиотите в процес на интеграция след Втората световна война в един малък град в Гърция
The Syraciots in the Process of Integration after the Second World War in a Small Town in Greece

Summary/Abstract: The Syrraciots are a Vlach speaking population group, whose financial and cultural development occured in Preveza. They came from Syrraco which is a market town of Ispiros in the area of Malakasion and is situated eastwards of Jannina. The economic flourishing of Syrraco brought the Syrraciots (tailors, cattle breeders and cheese-makers) to Preveza and they had been living there since 19th century. Subject of the present article is Syrraciots campers (mainly cheese-makers and cattle breeders), who lived in huts out of the ditch, in the olive grove. Before the World War II they had semi-nomadic way of life, moving to Syrraco for the summer. The housing conditions for the Syrraciots changed after the World War II — they stopped their moving for the summer and decided to settle to the town (Preveza) permanently. They underwent the influence of the urban space, which they considered not only as a place for their temporary residence where their consuming needs would be satisfied, but also as a place which would give their children opportunity to work. The Syrraciots children who learned a craft, connected the community with the town and brought the urban habits to the community; the pressure for the European style of life, the need for the proper house and the gradual abandoning of the use of the Vlach language were the influences of the urban space which the community received through its male children and this was first network through which the penetration of the town happened; second network was Syrraciots' compatriots who had shops in the town of Preveza and helped them in many ways; another network was their own character—their honesty and their consequence.

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